Why does decentralization create problems?
a. limited competition discouraging technical efficiency
b. implementation problems arising from separation of powers and multiple levels
c. democracy provides a mechanism for correcting the worst collective decisions
d. fiscal conservatives engaging in "sophisticated voting"
Answer: b. implementation problems arising from separation of powers and multiple levels
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A) Montana B) Virginia C) West Virginia D) Ohio E) Alabama
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A. modern journalists have become fairly lazy and use mostly wire reports to create news copy for the network newscasts. B. the government dictates much of what is reported. C. there are only a few important events each day that merit news coverage. D. many outlets take their news from a single source, the Associated Press. E. reporters are not given much freedom by their editors.
Which of the following actors is not an example of an idea broker?
a. Academic specialists b. Party leaders c. Former government and military officials d. Outspoken figures from the private sector
A body of rules that is made by government for society, interpreted by the courts, and backed by the power of the state is
A) certiorari. B) law. C) precedent. D) input. E) history.